Younglord facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Richard Frierson
Frierson in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Richard Frierson
Born	(1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 47)
Origin	New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer singer
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Belltree Hitz Bad Boy Young World Industries The 1080 Corp.

Richard Frierson (born July 9, 1978), known professionally as Younglord, is an American music producer. He was an early member of The Hitmen. This was the in-house production team for Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. Younglord helped create hit albums in 1997. These included No Way Out by Puff Daddy and Harlem World by Mase. Both albums reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart. He was also credited for Big Pun's 2000 song "It's So Hard". In 2014, Frierson started a company called The Truth Licensing. This company provides music for movies, TV shows, and commercials.

Younglord's Music Career

Richard Frierson grew up in New York City. In November 1994, when he was just sixteen, he signed with Puff Daddy's Hitmen Production Team. He produced music for many artists on the Bad Boy label. These artists included Mase, The Lox, Faith Evans, and 112.

Younglord also produced for other famous artists. Some of these were Virtue, DMX, Lloyd Banks, and New Edition. More recently, he helped produce Diddy's song "Come to Me". This song reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.

Frierson: Finding New Talent

Younglord also helped other talented people get their start in the music business. He played a part in producer Ryan Leslie meeting P. Diddy. Ryan Leslie worked as an intern for Frierson for a month.

When Frierson and Leslie created the Beyoncé Knowles song "Keep Giving Your Love To Me" for the Bad Boys 2 movie soundtrack, Ryan was asked to meet P. Diddy.

Frierson had an idea to create a special system for new artists. This system would give them a creative space to grow. He found talents like Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas and Atozzio. He helped them get ready to sign a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing.

Finding and supporting new artists has always been important to Frierson. After giving talks at Berklee College of Music, Frierson met Keith Harris. He guided Keith to Los Angeles. There, Keith became a production partner for Black Eyed Peas' Will I Am. Keith worked on two Black Eyed Peas albums. He also worked on Estelle's hit song, "American Boy".

Another talent Frierson helped was Chris Henderson. Chris went on to write the hit song "Blame It" for Jamie Foxx. He also wrote for R&B artist R. Kelly.

License To Rock: Music for Media

In 2014, Frierson started a company called The Truth Music Licensing. This company manages a collection of over 5,000 songs. They have licensed music to big movie studios, TV networks, and famous brands.

The Truth Music Library later changed its name to License To Rock. This change meant a big expansion and a partnership with a major music label. These changes helped License To Rock build a huge collection of music. It also helped them become a strong force in the music licensing world.

Some of License To Rock's music has been used in popular TV shows. These include Mona Scott's "Love & Hip Hop" shows. Their music was also used in Lee Daniels' "STAR" and "EMPIRE". You might have also heard their music in commercials for brands like Gatorade, Pepsi, and AT&T.

Discography

1990s Music Productions

2000s Music Productions

2010s Music Productions

• 2010: Big Tunes: Destination Dance